Three persons have been hospitalised after a storey building under construction collapsed at Magodo area of Lagos on Thursday.

According to the Rapid Response Squad Twitter handle, the collapsed building was located on Kayode Aluko Olokun Close, Shangisha, Magodo.

The police unit revealed that the three persons trapped in the building were rescued and taken to the hospital.

The building was said to have collapsed around 3.00pm as the workers were working on the structure.

Officials of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, and others were on ground to rescue trapped victims.